title: From door to recovery: a collaborative approach to the development of a post-cardiac arrest center.
abstract: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains common and, despite advances in resuscitation practices, continues to carry a high mortality that may be influenced by several factors, including where a patient is cared for after the cardiac arrest. Implementing a post-cardiac arrest care guideline for survivors of out-of-hospital and in-hospital cardiac arrest involves a multidisciplinary approach with short-term and long-term strategies. Physician and nursing leaders must work in synergy to guide the implementation of an evidence-based plan of care. A collaborative approach was used at a hospital to develop processes, build consensus for protocols, and provide support to staff and teams. A joint approach has allowed the hospital to move from traditional silos of individual departmental care to a continuum of patient-focused management after cardiac arrest. This care coordination is initiated in the emergency department and follows the patient through to discharge.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calder
authors.forename: Michael N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Cocchi
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Donnino
mesh_terms: D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000451:nursing*; D019091:Critical Pathways; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010360:Patient Transfer; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic